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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 teardown: New design hampers repairs

Now playing: Watch this: Cracking Open: Samsung Galaxy Note 4 3:47 From the outside, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 looks a lot like the previous model, but Samsung has made several subtle design changes that make the device more difficult to disassemble and repair than previous Notes. With nearly every phone maker — including Apple — offering an oversize phone, …

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Tested: Nvidia’s new ridiculously expensive Titan X graphics cards set a new bar for PC 4K gaming performance

Sarah Tew/CNET PC gamers who have stuck with big, bulky desktops are being rewarded for not making the switch to gaming laptops. Nvidia has released a new generation of desktop graphics cards under the imposing name Titan X, intended to outshine the company’s GeForce GTX 980 models, which were introduced in September, 2014. These new cards, if purchased individually, would …

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Apple snaps up FoundationDB for behind

The folks at FoundationDB are headed to Cupertino. James Martin/CNET Apple has acquired a Virginia-based company that’s attempting to help firms quickly access massive amounts of data, according to new reports. Apple bought FoundationDB recently, the Wall Street Journal is reporting, citing a comment from the iPhone maker. Terms of the deal were not disclosed and Apple would only say …

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Internet users face online barriers as site blocking legislation hits parliament

David P. Fulmer, CC BY 2.0 Amidst heated debate in the Senate on Data Retention, Attorney-General George Brandis has officially put website blocking on the table, tabling the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015 [PDF] to Parliament today. The bill provides a new means for rights holders to seek a Federal Court order requiring internet service providers to block overseas …

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BT back in the mobile game with new £5 4G BT Mobile deals

BT Mobile’s first deals are SIM-only, meaning you supply the phone and BT supplies the calls, texts and Internet. ponsulak/Shutterstock BT is back in the mobile game. BT Mobile offers SIM-only 4G contracts that come with free BT Sport action and big discounts for BT Broadband customers. The first three contracts announced today by BT Mobile are 12 month deals, …

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Add labels and recurring reminders in Google Keep

Google Keep on Android Photo by Nicole Cozma/CNET Google Keep, the note-taking platform available online and for Android users, is now two years old. Updates have been making their way to the service at a snail’s pace, but thankfully, they’re still coming. While color-coding, checklists and voice actions have been around since the beginning, Google is finally adding the ability …

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Charge your Pebble on the run with Nomad’s keychain cable

Is this the key to Pebble happiness? Nomad For anyone who relies heavily on their Pebble smartwatch, a dead battery can prove a serious hassle. It robs you of not only your notifications, but also your timepiece. And despite the company’s claims of up to a week of battery life, real-world runtime (in my experience, anyway) measures closer to four …

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